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Azumon

Question about job opportunities.

I'm studying electrical engineering in Europe and where I live, the way you choose classes is a bit different.

We have 5 EE 'routes' you choose on your application form and that determines what classes you will have to take. Software engineering/programming is one of the routes in the EE degree because my university doesn't have a separate program for computer science.

I wanted to enroll in that course. However, because of 'not so perfect' grades in high school I was transferred into the telecommunications route. I'm fine with that, I'm quite interested in everything electronic and I'll be taking elective programming classes.

I'm a little worried about how diverse the communications field is and about job opportunities. What I'm interested in knowing is, how flexible is an EE degree in terms of job opportunities?

Would software development companies hire me, or integrated chip companies, etc...? For context, I'm planning on moving to Germany after college for work.

Sorry for the wall of text.

Posted Jun 6, 2015, 11:57 AM UTC

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slam7211•

This is why I hate the European education system. Free it may be, but the fact that they forced you into a track based on grades is ridiculous

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edwardngUniversity of Auckland(NZ)•

Kind of similar to what we have here, only the highest GPA can get into some of the more popular disciplines.

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WhyAmINotStudyingUCF/CREOL - Photonic Science & Engineering•

I was talking to my boss yesterday about how some people don't seem to do much a lot of the time, then suddenly they do something brilliant that basically earns them a month's worth of salary in an hour. People like that don't always turn out great in the grades department, but if you pull them from their passions, everyone loses.

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spermtailInstrumentation, Control and Automation•

Can you change if you do well in the first semester?

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engm•

I think it's different for every job, and they evaluate your courses and probably make a decision based on that. If you have no courses in computer architecture and programming, a software or IC company probably wouldn't hire you for a technical position. So if you have some courses in those types of subjects and also circuit design and circuit theory (which I imagine is a requirement for all EE degrees), you should be fine.

However, some companies use your diploma as a "this person is able to learn" stamp. And so they will hire you even if you don't have the exact specs for a job.

So in essence, do what you like and don't worry too much :).

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LocRockerNC A&T - Mechanical Engineer•

Best advice I can give you is to just try and see what happens.

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